If this was a dress rehearsal, let’s hope the first real performance is just as smooth. In exactly one week the Mets will take the field for a game that counts against Paul Skenes and the Pirates and Thursday they trotted out a lineup that Carlos Mendoza told reporters before the game was “pretty close” to what you will see on Opening Day. The batting order: Francisco Lindor,...
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Thursday, March 19, 2026 • 7:10 PM Clover Park • Port St. Lucie, FL LHP Name (0-0, -.–) vs. RHP Jack Wenninger (0-0, -.–) SNY • MLBN In 2024 MLB started the Spring Breakout game, an exhibition for teams to showcase players with rookie eligibility for the upcoming season. The Mets prospects beat the Nationals prospects 4-2 with Nolan Mclean the pitcher of record (1 IP, H, K) and Ryan...
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Thursday, March 19, 2026 • 6:05 PM CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches • West Palm Beach, FL RHP Kodai Senga (0-0, 3.18) vs. LHP Peter Lambert (1-0, 1.00) The Mets emerge from their off day with the final stretch of spring training games until Opening Day! On Tuesday, the Mets moved both Christian Scott and MJ Melendez to Syracuse, which clears up their path forward a bit. Scott is recovering from a...
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There has been much debate throughout spring training about who will make the opening day as the opening day right fielder, with the leading candidates likely being Carson Benge and Mike Tauchman. But is it truly one or the other? Can both make the roster? What Would the Playing Time Look Like? The 2026 Mets are not likely to be a team where every player plays 162 games. Per Anthony Dicomo of...
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To start off our Top 50 Mets prospects for 2026 we looked at a few arms who could potentially help the Mets this season in the 50-46 group and then the 45-41 group focused mostly on young talent from the Dominican Summer League. The 40-36 group featured right-handed pitchers and versatile bats. The next group was dominated by right-handed pitching prospects. The 30-26 group was a mixture of...
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Mets broadcaster and Mets Hall of Fame inductee Howie Rose will retire after the 2026 season. He has called Mets games as the play-by-play man since 1995 and, in recent years, has had to cut back his workload due to health issues. Before serving as the “voice of the Mets,” Howie hosted the Mets Extra pre- and post-game shows and worked in the Mets’ television broadcast booth...
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